Texas vs. Kentucky on ESPN led all the sports cable nets on Friday with 2.13 million viewers.

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Cable Sports TV Ratings for Friday December 5, 2014:

Program

Net

Day

Start-End

Viewers (000)

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN

Fri

07:00P-09:18P

2127

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN

Fri

09:18P-11:24P

1193

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

Fri

05:30P-06:00P

967

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

Fri

06:00P-07:00P

807

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

Fri

05:00P-05:30P

753

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L

ESP2

Fri

07:00P-10:29P

692

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

Fri

12:48A-02:00A

690

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

Fri

11:24P-12:00A

660

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

Fri

12:00A-12:48A

659

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

Fri

04:00P-05:00P

633

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Fri

05:00A-06:00A

574

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

Fri

03:00P-04:00P

506

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Fri

04:00A-05:00A

481

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

Fri

02:00A-03:00A

478

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Fri

08:00A-09:00A

476

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Fri

03:00A-04:00A

459

NASCAR AWARDS CEREMONY

FS1

Fri

09:00P-12:15A

453

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

Fri

09:00A-10:00A

440

FOOTBALL LIFE

NFLN

Fri

09:00P-10:00P

412

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

Fri

02:02P-02:30P

394

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

Fri

01:00P-02:02P

392

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

Fri

02:30P-03:00P

389

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESP2

Fri

06:30P-07:00P

383

FOOTBALL LIFE

NFLN

Fri

10:00P-11:00P

377

FIRST TAKE L

ESP2

Fri

10:00A-12:00P

372

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Fri

07:00A-08:00A

364

SPORTSCENTER PRIME L

ESP2

Fri

10:29P-11:12P

359

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

Fri

10:00A-11:00A

328

SPORTSCENTER MORNING

ESPN

Fri

06:00A-07:00A

327

PGA TOUR

GOLF

Fri

02:00P-05:53P

326

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

Fri

11:00A-12:03P

324

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

Fri

12:03P-01:00P

303

HIS & HERS L

ESP2

Fri

12:00P-01:00P

302

FIRST TAKE

ESP2

Fri

01:00P-03:00P

298

NBA REGULAR SEASON L

NBAT

Fri

09:58P-12:55A

252

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L

ESP2

Fri

06:00A-10:00A

245

AROUND THE HORN

ESP2

Fri

06:00P-06:30P

244

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESP2

Fri

04:00P-04:30P

239

SPORTSNATION L

ESP2

Fri

03:00P-04:00P

232

NBA GAMETIME LIVE

NBAT

Fri

09:38P-09:58P

227

NFL LIVE

ESP2

Fri

11:12P-12:00A

218

FOOTBALL LIFE

NFLN

Fri

12:00A-01:00A

210

FOOTBALL LIFE

NFLN

Fri

01:00A-02:00A

198

NBA REGULAR SEASON L

NBAT

Fri

07:00P-09:38P

196

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFLN

Fri

07:00P-08:00P

195

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFLN

Fri

11:00P-12:00A

187

NFL AM

NFLN

Fri

06:00A-10:00A

182

SOUND FX

NFLN

Fri

03:00P-03:30P

179

NBA TONIGHT L

ESP2

Fri

12:00A-12:30A

178

NFL AM

NFLN

Fri

10:00A-12:00P

175

OLBERMANN L

ESP2

Fri

05:00P-05:30P

172

NFL GAME REWIND

NFLN

Fri

03:30P-04:00P

171

PLAYBOOK PRIMETIME

NFLN

Fri

08:00P-09:00P

169

AROUND THE NFL

NFLN

Fri

06:00P-07:00P

162

PGA TOUR

GOLF

Fri

06:23P-09:15P

161

FOX SPORTS 1 ON 1

FS1

Fri

08:30P-09:00P

155

NFL REPLAY

NFLN

Fri

12:00P-01:00P

153

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESP2

Fri

05:30P-06:00P

143

GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME

GOLF

Fri

12:30P-02:00P

138

FOOTBALL LIFE

NFLN

Fri

02:00P-03:00P

133

YOU HERD ME WITH COLIN

ESP2

Fri

04:30P-05:00P

132

NFL FANTASY LIVE

NFLN

Fri

05:00P-06:00P

132

PLAYBOOK

NFLN

Fri

04:00P-05:00P

131

TOP 10

NFLN

Fri

01:00P-02:00P

125

GOLF CENTRAL-POST

GOLF

Fri

05:53P-06:23P

122

PLAYBOOK PRIMETIME

NFLN

Fri

04:00A-05:00A

122

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESP2

Fri

01:30A-02:30A

118

NFL FANTASY LIVE

NFLN

Fri

02:00A-03:00A

116

MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS

NBCS

Fri

01:00P-05:00P

115

PGA TOUR

GOLF

Fri

09:15P-12:07A

114

10

FS1

Fri

08:00P-08:30P

105

SPORTSCENTER AFT L

ENN

Fri

04:59P-06:00P

99

SPORTSCENTER AFT L

ENN

Fri

04:01P-04:59P

97

JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH

ESP2

Fri

01:00A-01:15A

94

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESP2

Fri

01:15A-01:30A

93

NBA GAMETIME LIVE

NBAT

Fri

01:46A-02:01A

93

JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH

ESNU

Fri

02:30A-02:45A

92

COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L

ESP2

Fri

12:30A-01:00A

92

NBA POSTGAME SHOW

NBAT

Fri

12:55A-01:46A

90

NASCAR AMERICA

NBCS

Fri

05:00P-05:30P

88

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFLN

Fri

05:00A-06:00A

86

PLAYBOOK

NFLN

Fri

03:00A-04:00A

84

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN

ESNU

Fri

12:30A-02:30A

83

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESNU

Fri

09:46P-11:33P

78

NBA GAMETIME

NBAT

Fri

02:01A-03:00A

78

MORNING DRIVE

GOLF

Fri

12:00P-12:30P

77

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESP2

Fri

02:30A-03:00A

67

PGA TOUR

GOLF

Fri

12:07A-03:00A

61

STARTERS P, THE

NBAT

Fri

06:00P-06:30P

61

USSA EVENTS

NBCS

Fri

10:44P-11:44P

59

HIGH HEAT

MLBN

Fri

05:30P-06:00P

58

INSIDE THE NBA

NBAT

Fri

11:34A-12:00P

58

COLLEGE HOCKEY L

NBCS

Fri

08:00P-10:44P

56

INSIDE THE NBA

NBAT

Fri

10:57A-11:34A

55

WMNS COLL SOCCER TOURN L

ESNU

Fri

07:44P-09:46P

53

NBA PREGAME SHOW

NBAT

Fri

06:30P-07:00P

53

INTENTIONAL TALK

MLBN

Fri

05:00P-05:30P

52

NBA TV MARQUEE MATCHUP

NBAT

Fri

04:00P-06:00P

50

PRO FOOTBALL TALK

NBCS

Fri

05:30P-06:30P

50

ULTIMATE FIGHTER

FS2

Fri

02:00P-03:00P

49

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN

ENN

Fri

10:00A-01:00P

48

BASEBALL SEASONS

MLBN

Fri

10:00P-11:00P

48

NBA REGULAR SEASON RE-AIR

NBAT

Fri

03:00A-05:30A

48

COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT

ESP2

Fri

03:00A-05:00A

47

NBA TV MARQUEE MATCHUP

NBAT

Fri

12:00P-02:00P

47

POKER AFTER DARK

NBCS

Fri

02:00A-03:00A

46

POKER AFTER DARK

NBCS

Fri

01:00A-02:00A

46

HERD L

ESNU

Fri

10:00A-01:00P

45

PROFILE:60

ESP2

Fri

05:30A-06:00A

45

UFC ULTIMATE KNOCKOUTS

FS2

Fri

03:00P-03:30P

45

INSIDE THE NBA

NBAT

Fri

09:22A-10:10A

45

BROKAW OPENING DAY

NBCS

Fri

11:44P-12:44A

45

SPORTSCENTER AFT L

ENN

Fri

03:00P-04:01P

44

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ENN

Fri

02:30P-03:00P

44

UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK

FS2

Fri

03:30P-04:00P

44

CFB DAILY

ESNU

Fri

03:00P-04:00P

43

MLB NOW

MLBN

Fri

07:30P-08:00P

43

INSIDE THE NBA

NBAT

Fri

07:00A-07:47A

43

NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT

NBAT

Fri

06:00A-07:00A

42

FOX SPORTS LIVE L

FS1

Fri

12:15A-01:05A

41

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Fri

06:00P-07:00P

41

INTENTIONAL TALK

MLBN

Fri

07:00P-07:30P

41

INSIDE THE NBA

NBAT

Fri

07:47A-08:35A

41

DAN PATRICK SHOW

NBCS

Fri

09:00A-12:00P

41

CFB DAILY L

ESNU

Fri

01:00P-02:00P

40

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN

ESNU

Fri

02:45A-04:15A

40

NBA ACTION

NBAT

Fri

05:30A-06:00A

40

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESNU

Fri

04:30A-06:00A

39

INSIDE THE NBA

NBAT

Fri

10:10A-10:57A

39

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE

ESNU

Fri

04:00P-04:30P

38

MLB NOW

MLBN

Fri

02:00P-03:00P

38

HOT STOVE

MLBN

Fri

09:00A-11:00A

38

MORNING DRIVE

GOLF

Fri

11:00A-12:00P

37

EUROPEAN TOUR

GOLF

Fri

06:00A-10:05A

36

ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY

ESNU

Fri

11:33P-12:30A

35

MIKE FRANCESA SHOW L

FS1

Fri

01:00P-05:00P

35

UFC TONIGHT

FS2

Fri

01:00P-02:00P

35

INTENTIONAL TALK

MLBN

Fri

03:00P-03:30P

35

HOT STOVE

MLBN

Fri

11:00A-01:00P

34

NASCAR THE LIST

NBCS

Fri

12:44A-01:00A

34

BEST OF FIRST TAKE

ESNU

Fri

04:30P-05:00P

33

EUROPEAN TOUR

GOLF

Fri

03:00A-06:00A

33

RADIUS

NBCS

Fri

06:00A-06:30A

33

PROFILE:60

ESP2

Fri

05:00A-05:30A

32

AROUND THE HORN

ENN

Fri

09:00A-09:30A

30

ESPN RECRUITING NATION

ESNU

Fri

09:00A-10:00A

30

AMERICA PRGME:UFC WEIGH L

FS1

Fri

06:00P-08:00P

30

UFC FS1 FIGHT FOR TROOPS

FS2

Fri

10:00A-01:00P

30

INSIDE THE NBA

NBAT

Fri

08:35A-09:22A

30

NFL TURNING POINT

NBCS

Fri

06:30P-07:30P

30

WMNS COLL SOCCER TOURN L

ESNU

Fri

05:00P-07:02P

29

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Fri

08:00A-09:00A

29

HIGH HEAT

MLBN

Fri

01:00P-02:00P

29

SERIE A – L

BEIN

Fri

02:40P-04:45P

28

INTENTIONAL TALK

MLBN

Fri

01:00A-01:30A

28

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ENN

Fri

06:30A-07:00A

27

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ENN

Fri

07:00P-09:00P

27

SVP & RUSSILLO L

ENN

Fri

01:00P-02:30P

27

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Fri

11:00P-12:00A

27

NBA TV MARQUEE MATCHUP

NBAT

Fri

02:00P-04:00P

27

JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH

ESNU

Fri

04:15A-04:30A

26

LA LIGA WORLD –

BEIN

Fri

11:30P-12:00A

25

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ENN

Fri

08:00A-08:30A

25

MLB NOW

MLBN

Fri

06:00A-07:00A

25

MLB NOW

MLBN

Fri

12:00A-01:00A

25

MLB NOW

MLBN

Fri

04:00P-05:00P

25

HIS & HERS

ENN

Fri

01:00A-02:00A

24

AROUND THE HORN

ENN

Fri

08:30A-09:00A

24

FOX SPORTS LIVE KICKOFF L

FS1

Fri

01:05A-02:02A

24

MORNING DRIVE

GOLF

Fri

10:05A-11:00A

24

MECUM DEALMAKERS

NBCS

Fri

12:00P-01:00P

24

JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH

ENN

Fri

11:28P-11:43P

23

SPORTSNATION

ENN

Fri

07:00A-08:00A

22

SPORTSNATION

ENN

Fri

12:00A-01:00A

22

COLL HOCKEY REG SSN L

ENN

Fri

09:00P-11:28P

22

COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT

ESNU

Fri

06:00A-09:00A

22

MLBN ROUNDTABLE

MLBN

Fri

09:00P-10:00P

22

ESPN FC

ENN

Fri

06:00P-06:30P

21

INTENTIONAL TALK

MLBN

Fri

07:00A-07:30A

21

AROUND THE HORN

ENN

Fri

06:00A-06:30A

20

JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH

ENN

Fri

06:45P-07:00P

20

OLBERMANN

ENN

Fri

05:00A-05:30A

20

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Fri

03:00A-03:30A

20

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ENN

Fri

09:30A-10:00A

19

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ENN

Fri

06:30P-06:45P

19

CFB DAILY

ESNU

Fri

02:00P-03:00P

19

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Fri

08:00P-09:00P

19

HOT STOVE

MLBN

Fri

03:30P-04:00P

19

HIGH HEAT

MLBN

Fri

07:30A-08:00A

19

ULTIMATE FIGHTER

FS2

Fri

02:00A-03:00A

18

HIGH HEAT

MLBN

Fri

01:30A-02:00A

18

SPORTSCENTERU L

ESNU

Fri

07:02P-07:44P

17

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Fri

08:00A-09:00A

17

FANTASY FTBL UNCENSORED

FS1

Fri

12:30P-01:00P

17

EL CLASICO –

BEIN

Fri

11:00P-11:30P

16

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Fri

04:00A-04:30A

16

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ENN

Fri

11:43P-12:00A

15

OLBERMANN

ENN

Fri

02:00A-02:30A

14

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ENN

Fri

05:30A-06:00A

14

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS1

Fri

12:00P-12:30P

14

EXPRESS XTRA – L

BEIN

Fri

06:00P-07:00P

13

NASCAR RACE HUB

FS1

Fri

05:00A-06:00A

13

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Fri

07:00A-08:00A

13

NFL FILMS PRESENTS

FS1

Fri

05:00P-05:30P

13

RADIUS

NBCS

Fri

08:30A-09:00A

13

NHL TOP 10

NBCS

Fri

07:30P-08:00P

13

UFC COUNTDOWN

FS2

Fri

04:00P-05:00P

12

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Fri

02:00A-03:00A

11

INTENTIONAL TALK

MLBN

Fri

04:00A-04:30A

11

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Fri

03:30A-04:00A

11

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Fri

04:30A-05:00A

10

LA LIGA WORLD –

BEIN

Fri

04:45P-05:00P

9

SKYBET FOOTBALL LEAGUE 14

BEIN

Fri

07:00P-09:00P

9

SPORTSNATION

ENN

Fri

04:00A-05:00A

9

FOX SPORTS LIVE L

FS1

Fri

02:02A-03:02A

9

MLB EPIC MOMENTS

FS1

Fri

10:30A-11:00A

9

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ENN

Fri

02:30A-03:00A

8

MIKE FRANCESA SHOW L

FS2

Fri

05:00P-06:30P

8

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS2

Fri

03:00A-04:00A

8

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

12:00A-12:30A

8

MLB NOW

MLBN

Fri

03:00A-04:00A

8

HIGH HEAT

MLBN

Fri

04:30A-05:00A

8

EXPRESS PREGAME – L

BEIN

Fri

02:30P-02:40P

7

EXPRESS XTRA – R

BEIN

Fri

09:00P-10:00P

7

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Fri

09:00A-10:00A

7

FANTASY FTBL UNCENSORED

FS1

Fri

05:30P-06:00P

7

NASCAR RACE HUB

FS1

Fri

04:00A-05:00A

7

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Fri

05:00A-05:30A

7

HIS & HERS

ENN

Fri

03:00A-04:00A

6

MLB EPIC MOMENTS

FS1

Fri

11:00A-11:30A

6

FOX SPORTS 1 ON 1

FS1

Fri

03:02A-03:30A

6

10

FS1

Fri

03:30A-04:00A

6

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS1

Fri

11:30A-12:00P

6

OFFICIAL 2014 WS FILM

FS2

Fri

07:00P-09:00P

6

RADIUS

NBCS

Fri

08:00A-08:30A

6

SERIE A – R

BEIN

Fri

10:00A-12:00P

5

KEYS & GRAY SHOW –

BEIN

Fri

10:00P-11:00P

5

UFC FS1 PRELIMS

FS2

Fri

08:00A-10:00A

5

BARCA TV –

BEIN

Fri

05:00P-06:00P

4

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS1

Fri

06:00A-07:00A

4

MLB TONIGHT

MLBN

Fri

05:00A-06:00A

4

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NBCS

Fri

05:30A-06:00A

4

RADIUS

NBCS

Fri

06:30A-07:00A

4

COPA DEL REY – R

BEIN

Fri

12:00P-02:00P

3

SHUT UP AND DRIVE!

FS1

Fri

10:00A-10:30A

3

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

01:00A-01:30A

3

UFC TONIGHT

FS2

Fri

06:00A-07:00A

3

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

10:00P-10:30P

3

RADIUS

NBCS

Fri

07:30A-08:00A

3

RADIUS

NBCS

Fri

07:00A-07:30A

3

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

11:30P-12:00A

2

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

10:30P-11:00P

2

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

09:30P-10:00P

2

TOTAL ITALIAN FOOTBALL –

BEIN

Fri

02:00P-02:30P

1

EXPRESS XTRA – R

BEIN

Fri

12:00A-01:00A

1

KEYS & GRAY SHOW –

BEIN

Fri

01:00A-02:00A

1

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

11:00P-11:30P

1

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

01:30A-02:00A

1

UFC UNLEASHED

FS2

Fri

07:00A-08:00A

1

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS2

Fri

05:00A-06:00A

1

EXPRESS XTRA – R

BEIN

Fri

07:00A-08:00A

0

RUGBY

BEIN

Fri

08:00A-10:00A

0

EXPRESS XTRA – R

BEIN

Fri

06:00A-07:00A

0

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

09:00P-09:30P

0

FOX SPORTS LIVE

FS2

Fri

04:00A-05:00A

0

MLB ULTIMATE LINEUP

FS2

Fri

12:30A-01:00A

0

FANTASY FTBL UNCENSORED

FS2

Fri

06:30P-07:00P

0

–Note: viewership of around 100,000 or lower is technically what Nielsen refers to as a “scratch” i.e., not enough Nielsen panelists watched for Nielsen to validate it. There are around 20,000 homes in the Nielsen panel and a bit over 50,000 panelists, where 1 Nielsen panelist watching a whole telecast represents around 5,800 people. So something averaging a million viewers averaged around 170 people out of the 50K+ panel — small, but still statistically significant. But when there’s a show with 30,000 viewers, that’s only around 5 or 6 Nielsen panelists…